Comb-cleaner.



A. FOSTER.

COMB CLEANER.

APPLICATION FILED Aucezz, 1916.

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COME-CLEANER.

Application filed August 28,

. its construction and readily lends itself to use with combs of various sized teeth and spaces therebetween.

Another object of this invention is to provide simple means whereby the cleaner may be adapted for use with coarse and iine combs without requiring an entirely new structure.

Another object is to provide a comb cleaner in which the cleaning elements may be readily replaced and are formed of inexpensive material easily obtainable. Y

Another object is to provide a comb cleaner having a light and strong framework which is simple in manufacture and upon which the cleaning elements may be easily positioned.

Another object is to provide means for cleaning the small fragments of foreign material from the teeth of the comb lafter the spaces therebetween have been cleaned by the cleaning elements. 'n

It is a further object to provide a device of the above construction which is inexpensive both as to cost of material and the manufacture thereof and which will act to thoroughly clean a comb either while submerged in a liquid or otherwise withoutl danger of becoming materially damaged.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention is illustrated, by way of example, in the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a view in plan illustrating the comb cleaner as seen from the rear. y

Fig. 2 is a view in side elevation illustrating the cleaner as shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary view illustrating the manner in which the cleaning elements are threaded into position.

Fig. 4 is a view in'vertical section as seen on the line 4 4 of Fig. 1 and discloses the simple manner in which the frame of the cleaner is secured to the end members.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 20, 1917.

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Fig. 5' isa fragmentaryl view in perspecf tive illustrating the outer end of the comb and particularly disclosing the` brush and the detachable mounting provided therefor. Fig. 6 is a view in perspective drawn upon a reduced scale and illustrating the application of the device. v

Referring to the `drawings more particu- 'larly, 10 indicates a handle here. shown as formed of wire and bent into a 'suitable shape. This handle isvformed with divergent members 11 and 12 whichl extend outwardly and are looped at 13 and 14 to form eyelets through which rivets 15 and 16 may be se? cured,- as indicated in Fig. 4 of the drawings. The portions 11 and 12 are then bent upwardly and toward each other and converge upon the lcenter line of thel vdevice from whence they are wrapped around each other to form a truss portion 17 which lies upon a plane parallel to that of the handle. The truss wires are separated at the outer end of the device and are bent at right angles to the truss and diverge to form end braces 18 and 19 which are formed with eyes 20 and 21 engaged by rivets 22 and 23.

The rivets 15 and 16 are provided to secure an end plate 24 to the loops 13 and 14 and the rivets 22 and 23 secure al complementary end plate 25 to the loops 20 and 21. These plates are formed with a series of equally spaced perforations 26 along their adjacent marginal edges adapted to receive the cleaning element 27.. This element is here shown as a length of twine or heavy perforations 26 are in alinement with each other and when the twine 27 is threaded alternately through the' perforations, as shown in Fig. 3, the lengths thereof will be parallel and will permit the insertion of comb teeth therebetween.

The plate 25 is formedwith outwardly extending tangs 28 and 29 between which a cleaning brush 30 is adapted to be detachably secured, the tangs extending into slots 31 and 32 formed upon the opposite ends of the brush, as particularly shown in Fig. 5.

When a cleaning twine of the proper thickness has been threaded upon the plates 24 and 25, the cleaner isk ready to be used with a comb having teeth of corresponding size. The comb is then positionedv with its teeth interposed between the strandsY of twine and as the cleaner is moved back and v thread and may be varied according to the neness of the comb' to be cleaned. TheV forth the foreign substance between the teeth of the Comb will be removed. In ease that there is any substance which clings to the teeth, the cleaning brush may be used to brush it away and thus insure that all of the particles will be removed and the comb thoroughly cleaned.

l claim:

l. A comb cleaner, comprising a frame, a pair of oppositely disposed frame plates secured at the opposite ends thereof and having a seriesof equi-distant perforations formed the length thereof, outwardly extending brush receiving members formed integral with one of said plates, a brush detaehably mounted between said members and a continuous fibrous cleaning element adapted to be strung through the perf0rations and from one plate to the other in a Copies of this patent may be obtained for five `cents each, by addressing the manner to provide a series of parallel cleaning strands.

2. A comb cleaner, comprising a frame formed of wire to provide a handle, a bridge portion and mounting legs, a pair of frame plates secured at opposite ends of said bridge portion to said legs and formed with a series of perforations throughout their length, a continuous fibrous cleaning element adapted to be strung through the perforations and from one plate to the other in a manner to form parallel cleaning strands, a pair of outwardly extending brush receiving members. formed integral with one of the frame plates and a brush adapted to be detaohably mounted between said members.

1n testimony whereof Ihave signed my name to this specification.

VANNIE FOSTER.

" Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. C. 

